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Ceylon woman killed in crash

February 28, 2013

FAIRMONT, Minn. - A Ceylon woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision west of Fairmont, Minn.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said the accident occurred around 3:20 p.m. on County Road 26. Authorities say Linda Hoppe, 65, of Ceylon, lost control of her vehicle on the highway and collided with a vehicle driven by Ryan Johnson, 31, of Fairmont, Minn.

Hoppe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Johnson was transported to Mayo Health Hospital in Fairmont and treated for non-life threatening injuries.